What are the responsibilities and job description for the Relay Field Technician position at Southern Power Systems?
Location: Various in the Gulf Coast Region
Key Responsibilities/Duties
- Understand type of relay and test procedure needed
- Isolate device successfully from system for testing
- Able to return relay into the system without incident
- Utilize test set, proper software, and steps to maintain relay integrity
- Perform end-to-end testing
- Understand digital logic and decipher/follow logic diagrams
- Understand protection schemes/zones of protection
- Complete DFR, SCADA, communications
- Develop and repair relay test routines
- NETA Level 4 / NICET Technician Level 4 / NICET Technologist is preferred
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- 5 or more years of prior industrial/substation electrical experience is preferred
- Preferred knowledge of Doble Protection Suite, Omicron Test Universe, ENOSERV RTS
- CDL or Chauffer’s license is preferred – ability to effectively pull a trailer
- Utilize PPE and safety equipment as required per task
- Must have reliable transportation
- Must be able to acquire a TWIC certification
- Ability to read and interpret blue prints and schematic drawings
- Work various job locations throughout the week
- Participate in job safety analysis, behavioral based safety observations, and all other Safety, Health and Environmental Processes.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Ability to work skillfully with both hands constantly, independently, safely lift and carry objects up to 5 feet long and weighing up to 20 pounds routinely, 50 pounds occasionally, climb and maintain balance on ladders and scaffold, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, push, pull, twist, finger, grasp and feel on a constant and repetitive basis, stand, walk, talk, see (20/20 vision naturally or corrected), hear within normal range and perform repetitive motion activities.
- Ability to work in extreme environmental conditions including excessive heat and cold, noise, vibrations, dust, fumes, oils, wear a portable respirator.
- Ability to physically negotiate the hazards of a new construction worksite (i.e. uneven surfaces, floor openings, heights, construction debris and poor lighting).
Candidates will be required to pass initial screenings and maintain active status:
- Drug & Alcohol Test
- Fit for Duty (Physical) and Respirator Fit Test
- Criminal Background Check
- LA Driver’s License Status Check
